Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an examination to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The AOJ improperly limited the scope of the Veteran's claim and should have requested an examination for sleep apnea, as it was part of his initial claim for a sleep disorder secondary to tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107463
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